Mr. Shashank Sharma

I’m a Robotics Engineer who loves working on the latest trends in automation. I’m excited about using my interdisciplinary knowledge to solve challenging problems in transportation, manufacturing, and healthcare industry.

I am currently working at Dematic, Kion Mobile Automation as a Machine Learning Engineer. My responsibilities include research and development of robot mapping and localization (SLAM) algorithms for automated guided vehicles(AGVs) in warehouse environments, equipped with sensors like 2D/3D LiDAR, wheel odometry, IMU, and cameras. The software development is mostly done using C++, Python, and Robot Operating System(ROS).

I have a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering, focusing on robotics, where I designed algorithms for simulation and synthesis of single-degree-of-freedom closed-loop mechanisms (parallel kinematic robots). During my Ph.D., I also developed SnappyXO, a laser-cut robotics kit to create mechanisms, structures, and robots, which ran a successful crowdfunding campaign. I have also supervised many undergraduates on robotics projects like walking bots, climbing bots, battle bots, biomimetic bots, self-driving cars, and drones. An online mechanism design platform, developed by me, is available here: 

As a part of Udacity’s Self Driving Car Nanodegree program, I have worked with critical autonomous driving technologies like computer vision, deep learning, sensor fusion, localization, motion planning, behavior, control, and system integration.